MKTEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT FOR 1904. 
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ST. JOHN OBSERVATORY. 
Meteorological Abstract for 1903. 
Latitude 45.17 N. Longitude 66.4 W. 
Month. 
JiAROMETER 
Thermometer 
Cloudiness : 
0 = Clear 
10 = Wholly Clouded 
Precipitation : 
Rain & Melted Snow 
Thunder Storms 
I 
Mean 
Highest 
Lowest 
Mean 
S 
Min. 
Jauuary, . . . 
29.82 
30.69 
29.04 
21.8 
47.0 
—12.5 
6 
3.49 
0 
3 
February,. . 
29.87 
30.45 
28.86 
22.6 
49.3 
— 4.7 
5 
3.57 
0 
1 
March, 
30.23 
30.78 
29.33 
34.8 
49.8 
4.0 
3 
7.37 
0 
2 
April,.. . 
29.89 
30.43 
29.34 
40.4 
72.3 
16.8 
6 
5.76 
0 
3 
May, . . . 
30.14 
30.56 
29.64 
48.9 
72. 
28.3 
4 
3.13 
0 
4 
June, 
30.03 
30.44 
29.72 
57.3 
75. 
41.8 
7 
3.12 
2 
6 
July, 
29.84 
30.12 
29.38 
60.9 
80. 
48.2 
7 
2.31 
5 
14 
August, .... 
30.00 
30.37 
29.39 
60.3 
74.2 
48. 
5 
1.55 
2 
4 
September,. 
30.07 
30.59 
29.67 
58.2 
82.5 
39. 
4 
2.17 
2 
8 
October, . . . 
30,01 
30.45 
29.20 
47.3 
63. 
27.5 
6 
4,06 
1 
3 
1 
November, . 
29.92 
30.74 
29.34 
36.7 
61.8 
12. 
5 
4.67 
0 
1 
December,.. 
29.89 
30.45 
29.13 
22. 
51.5 
— 5.5 
5 
3.99 
0 
i 0 
The mean height of the barometer was 29.98. The highest reading was 
30.78, and the lowest 28.86. The mean temperature for the year was 42.6, 
being 0.7 warmer than the average. Maximum temperature 82.5 on Sep- 
tember 14; minimum — 12.5 on January 19. The total precipitation was 46.95 
inches, which is +0.13 different from average. 
First frost occurred on the 22nd of October, and the last on the 14th of May. 
Aurora was observed on the 5th of April, 21st of August, 31st of October 
and 13th of December. A meteor of exceptional brilliancy was observed at 
8.15 o’clock (60th Meridian time) on the night of the 13th November. For a 
second or more the city was as brightly lighted as at^mid-day. The meteor 
moved from east to west, followed by a trait of light visible for several seconds. 
D. LEAVITT HUTCHINSON, 
Director, St. John Observatoty. 
